EC publishes gazette of 49 women MPs

The election commission has published an official gazette with the names of 49 elected candidates for the parliamentary reserved seats exclusively for women, reports UNB.

According to the gazette published on Sunday, 43 elected women MPs are from ruling Awami League, four from Jatiya Party, one from Workers Party and another is independent.

Earlier on Saturday, the 49 candidates, vying for the reserved seats of the 11th parliament, were elected unopposed as returning officer Abul Kashem declared them unofficial victors after the deadline for the withdrawal of candidature expired.

On 3 February, the election commission announced the election schedule for the reserved seats fixing 4 March for balloting.

The BNP, which won six seats in the 30 December election, will get one reserved seat according to the proportional representation in parliament. But, no one of its MPs-elect has taken oath of office.